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2nd Benchmark Practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using the image: which of these answers is the best?

a)

There are a lot of ethnicities and languages in the Caucasus

b)

There are only a few ethnicities and languages in the Caucasus

c)

The region is sparsely populated and there is no data for the Caucasus

d)

It is made up of one ethnicity and language

2.

Looking at the image what, which natural resource is harvested by the most countries?

a)

Oil

b)

Soybeans

c)

Machinery

d)

Metal/Minerals

3.

According to the graph: Does Britain Import or Export more auto parts?

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

They do not trade

d)

They use trade diversification strategies to maximize multi-profit assets off of the exchange of only a few items

4.

Using the graph, is this population:

a)

Growing

b)

Shrinking

c)

Stable

5.

Using this map: The central country (Kazakhstan) is mostly:

a)

Low elevation with some higher points

b)

High elevation with some lower points

c)

All below sea level

d)

All very mountainous

6.

Check the two apply based on the picture:

a)

cattle ranching is cause of deforestation in the amazon

b)

Deforestation is harmful to the environment and the amazon

c)

Deforestation creates a better ecosystem for the Amazon

d)

Cattle ranching is not a cause of deforestation in the Amazon

7.

According to the document, which of the following are true?

a)

Brexit will cause other European countries GDP to decrease

b)

Imports, exports, and loss of GDP will cost more than staying in the EU

c)

Brexit will increase the GDP of all countries

d)

Staying in EU will cost more than imports, exports, and loss of GDP for Britain

8.

What is the predominate religion of western Europe?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Orthodox

d)

Muslim

9.

What is the predominate vegetation of central Europe?

a)

Deciduous and mixed deciduous

b)

Chaparral

c)

tundra

d)

Temperate

10.

Check all of the following that are true about this image.

a)

Most of the population of SA is on or near the Ocean

b)

The northern coast of Columbia and Venezuela have large population densities

c)

Central and Northern Brazil have little population density

d)

The southern end of Argentina has a large population density

11.

imaginary lines that run East-West on a globe; Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

12.

imaginary lines that run North-South on a globe; Prime Meridian

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

13.

Name the 7 continents of the world.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What type of map is shown in the picture?

a)

Physical

b)

Thematic

c)

Topographical

d)

Political

15.

A government where a king or queen rules and gains power through a family line.

a)

Montreal

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

16.

A government where one leader takes absolute power, usually through force and does not allow the citizens to have any say/representation.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Doctoral

d)

Dictatorship

17.

A form of government where a small group of people are in power.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Dictatorship

18.

The learned behavior of people, including belief systems, values, and languages, etc.

a)

Economics

b)

Culture

c)

Ideas

d)

Personality

19.

The shape or form of the physical features of earth’s surface.

a)

Landview

b)

Satellite

c)

Mesa

d)

Landforms

20.

A _ map displays the geographical features or landforms of a location.

(a)  

21.

A map that displays locations and boundaries/borders:

(a)  

22.
Europe is in which of the following hemispheres? 
a)
southern, northern, eastern
b)
eastern, northern, western
c)
eastern, northern, southern
d)
northern, eastern 
23.
Europe is attached to which continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
South America 
c)
Australia
d)
Asia 
24.
In 1986, _________________ nuclear power plant exploded and releases radiation into the environment. 
a)
3 Mile Island
b)
Homer Center
c)
Chernobyl 
d)
Fukushima 
25.
How did the meltdown at the nuclear power plant affect the people and environment?
a)
caused cancer
b)
contaminated the ground
c)
radiation entered the atmosphere 
d)
all of these 
26.

What oceans border Europe?

a)

Pacific and Atlantic

b)

Indian and Southern

c)

Atlantic and Arctic

d)

Indian and Pacific

27.

What is true about the physical region of Russia in the Northernmost sections?

a)

The region is subarctic.

b)

The region is tropical.

c)

The region is hot, and arid.

d)

The region is a rain forest.

28.

What is true about the population of Russia based on the map?

a)

Most people live in Siberia.

b)

Most people live in the West, near Europe.

c)

Most people live near the Arctic circle.

d)

The West is the least populated area of Russia.

29.

What is true about Russia's elevation based on the image?

a)

Russia's elevation is low all across the region.

b)

Only the Western region has high elevations.

c)

Only the Eastern region is at sea level.

d)

Eastern Russia has higher elevation than the Western Russia.

30.

What body of water is shown in blue?

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

31.

Which body of water is circled?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Black Sea

32.

Where is Europe?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

In a ring of Saturn

d)

At the end of the street in front of the grocery

33.

What parts of South America are the most densely populated?

a)

eastern coast

b)

western coast

c)

north

d)

eastern and western coasts

34.

In general, what population pattern do you see in Europe?

a)

Population density is high throughout the entire continent, except in the southeast.

b)

Nobody lives in Europe.

c)

Sweden and Norway are the most populated areas of Europe.

35.

Why do you think large cities are found on or near coastal areas?

a)

There is access to trade and a water supply.

b)

People like to swim in the ocean.

c)

This isn't true. Large cities are never found near coastal areas.

36.

Which landforms seem to limit population?

a)

Plateaus and Plains

b)

Mountain Ranges and Deserts

c)

Beaches and Bays

d)

Harbors and Inlets

37.

What can be said about the population density of Europe?

a)

Everyone lives near the coast, and nobody lives in the interior of Europe.

b)

Norway is more populated than the rest of Europe.

c)

The population is fairly evenly spread throughout Europe.

d)

Nobody lives in Europe.

38.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

39.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

40.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

41.

What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?

a)

Children

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Elderly

42.

Narrow at the top shows a ...

a)

small number of elderly people

b)

large number of elderly people

c)

large number of children

d)

small proportion of children

43.

Wide base shows a...

a)

large number of young people

b)

small number of young people

c)

large number of old people

d)

small number of old people

44.

What % of the population is female aged 0-4 years old?

a)

9%

b)

7%

c)

10%

d)

8%

45.

What is the total % of the population, male and female, aged 15-19 years in this country?

a)

12%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

6%

46.

Which pyramid, A or B, has a higher proportion of elderly people?

a)

A

b)

B

47.

Which pyramid, A or B, has a higher proportion of very young children aged 0-4 years old ?

a)

A

b)

B

48.

Which country, A or B, has a higher % of people who are working-age adults? (estimate)

a)

A

b)

B

49.

Which country, A or B, has an ageing population?

a)

A

b)

B

50.

By 2025 the UK will have... (tick all correct statements)

a)

a narrower base meaning fewer young children

b)

a wider top meaning more older people

c)

a wider base meaning more young children

d)

a narrower top meaning fewer older people

51.

Which type of vegetation can be found in a tropical rainforest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Which sentence about the tropical rainforest is true?

a)

There's a lot of thick and fast-growing vegetation and a high biodiversity.

b)

There's a lot of thin and slow-growing vegetation and a high biodiversity.

c)

There's a lot of thick and fast-growing vegetation and a low biodiversity.

d)

There's a lot of thin and slow-growing vegetation and a low biodiversity.

53.

Which picture shows the highest biodiversity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

What country is seen here?

a)

Kyrgyzstan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Tajikistan

d)

Turkmenistan

55.

What does export mean?

a)

Selling goods to another country

b)

Planting tree in desert area

c)

Buying goods from another country

56.

Nomadic herding is

a)

mainly to produce food for the family and to fulfill the needs

b)

timber or wood production

c)

crops only for one's own use

57.

Subsistence farming is

a)

animals raised for meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool

b)

crops only for one's own use

c)

for sale only

58.

made up of many things that are the same

a)

oasis

b)

homogeneous

c)

deciduous

d)

equestrian

59.

Where is Central Asia located in relation to Russia?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

60.

Why is Russia landlocked most of the year?

(a)